Translation Distance

Famous quotes containing the words translation and/or distance:

“...it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.”
—Bible: New Testament, 1 Corinthians 7:9.

King James translation reads, “It is better to marry than to burn.”

“The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years.”
—Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (1783–1842)